President-elect Donald Trump, on Jan. 7, blamed the outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden for Russia's all-out war against Ukraine. Trump said Biden's support of Ukraine's NATO membership had led to Russia's war against the country.

Falsely claiming that outgoing US President Joe Biden provoked the Russian invasion of Ukraine, US President-elect Donald Trump has said that he sympathises with Russian leader Vladimir Putin over the

Also blames outgoing President Biden for allegedly changing US position on NATO membership for Ukraine - Anadolu Ajansı

President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he sympathized with the Russian position that Ukraine should not be part of NATO, and he lamented that he will not meet Russian President Vladimir Putin before his inauguration.

Donald Trump has blamed the US, and more specifically Joe Biden, for Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The president-elect was outlining his plan for his second administration on Tuesday when he decided to express some sympathy with the Russian dictator almost three years after Putin began the bloody war.

Russia's advances in Ukraine over the past week plummeted to levels last seen in July, according to an analysis by an independent investigative Russian news outlet. Newsweek has contacted the Russian government for comment via email.

His statement echoes controversy caused by Trump's suggestion that Russia’s invasion was provoked by Ukraine’s aspirations to join NATO. US President-elect has recently stated that he "understands" Russia’s concerns over Ukraine’s NATO bid and blamed the Biden administration for escalating the conflict.

During a Jan. 7 press conference, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump blamed President Joe Biden for provoking Russia’s full-scale invasion by supporting Ukraine’s NATO membership aspirations. Trump argued that Ukraine’s potential NATO membership has long been a major concern for Moscow.